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> You can absolutely get value out of being at a good school (I'd say even a mid tier school has value) -- both academic and social. It's just...is that worth $
by tzs 3y ago
> You can absolutely get value out of being at a good school (I'd say even a mid tier school has value) -- both academic and social. It's just...is that worth $200-300k and 4 years of your life?
Most undergraduates at top schools aren't going to come anywhere near paying $200-300k. The top schools almost all have very generous aid programs that cover most of the cost by scholarships. Here's some data for MIT [1].
[1] https://sfs.mit.edu/undergraduate-students/the-cost-of-attendance/making-mit-affordable/ https://sfs.mit.edu/undergraduate-students/the-cost-of-atten...
- linehedonist 3y agoYour link doesn’t show what percentage of undergrads receive aid. I would imagine that the vast majority of MIT undergrads come from households making >$225k, and so would receive perhaps some but not much aid. Still paying $52k / yr according to your link
- caditinpiscinam 3y ago> I would imagine that the vast majority of MIT undergrads come from households making >$225k Median family income for MIT students is $137k, per this article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/massachusetts-institute-of-technology https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobilit...